[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13276-13277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05416]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
(Council) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown
below. The Council is authorized under the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The Council is responsible for developing a ten-year
action plan, evaluating the implementation of that plan annually, and
developing criteria and submitting recommendations for the forestry
challenge cost-share grant program.
DATES: A virtual meeting will be held on April 10, 2026, from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
Written and Oral Comments: Anyone wishing to provide in-person or
virtual oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time on April 2, 2026. Written public comments will be accepted by
11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on April 2, 2026. Comments submitted
after this date will be provided by the Forest Service to the Council,
but Council members may not have adequate time to consider those
comments prior to the meeting.
All National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council meetings
are subject to cancellation. For status of the meeting prior to
attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held virtually via telephone and video
conference. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by
joining via videoconference at Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/27732464730278?p=dSlyanv5eyjVDIj7Wg, Meeting
ID: 277 324 647 302 78, Passcode: Qm6n7Eu6; or Dial in by phone +1 202-
650-0123, United States, Washington; Phone conference ID: 520152909#.
Council information and meeting details can be found at the following
website, https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/urban-forests/ucf, or by
contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Written Comments: Written comments must be sent by email to
[email protected] or via mail to Nancy Stremple, 201 14th Street
SW, Sidney Yates Building 3SC-01B, Washington, DC 20024. The Forest
Service strongly prefers comments to be submitted electronically.
Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make oral
comments must pre-register by 11:59 Eastern Daylight Time, April 2,
2026, and speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral
comments must be sent by email to [email protected] or via mail
to Nancy Stremple, 201 14th Street SW, Sidney Yates Building 3SC-01B,
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Designated Federal
Officer, by email at [email protected] (recommended) or by phone
at (202) 205-7829. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may call 711 to reach the Telecommunications Relay
Service then provide the phone number of the person named as a point of
contact for further information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to:
1. Introduce the National Urban and Community Forestry Council
members and guests;
2. Update on the Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry
Program;
3. Update on the national ten-year action plan (2027-2037);
4. Discuss status of the Council nominations;
5. Discuss status of the national grant program;
6. Listen to public input;
7. Hear about partner activities;
8. Identify other items and;
9. Discuss next meeting and close meeting.
The purpose of the Council is to develop a national urban and
community forestry ten-year action plan in accordance with section
9(g)(3)(A-F) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (the Act),
evaluate and report annually on the implementation of that plan to the
Secretary, and develop criteria, and submit recommendations with
respect to, the Forest Service's National Urban and Community Forestry
Challenge Cost-share Grant Program as required by section (9)(f)(1-2)
of the Act.
Please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, by
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or before the deadline, for all questions related to the meeting. All
comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in
the record and are available for public inspection and copying. The
public may inspect comments received upon request.
Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable
accommodation, please make a request in advance for sign language
interpreting, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable
accommodation. For access to proceedings, please contact the person
listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All
reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
Equal opportunity practices, in accordance with U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) policies, will be followed in all membership
appointments to the Council.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights
regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, employees,
and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin,
religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or
reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program
or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all
programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or
incident.
Dated: March 17, 2026.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-05416 Filed 3-18-26; 8:45 am]
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